Prof. WEN Qiufang
Beijing Foreign Studies University

Professor Wen Qiufang, Professor of Applied Linguistics and a full-time researcher at the National Research Center for Foreign Language Education, which is affiliated with Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). Currently, she serves as Director of the BFSU Academy of Language Sciences. In 2023, she was awarded a lifetime AILA Honorary Membership. She has authored approximately 230 papers and 30 academic books. Additionally, she has successfully completed and continues to conduct over 30 research projects funded by the national government. Her expertise extends to textbook authorship as well, having published more than 10 widely-used English textbooks in universities of Chinese mainland. She serves as the chief-in-editor of the Chinese journal of Applied Linguistics (English). Her research interests encompass various facets of foreign language education, including EFL teacher development and enhancing national language capacity.